SB2021021716 - Amazon Linux AMI update for ImageMagick 



SB2021021716 - Amazon Linux AMI update for ImageMagick

Published: February 17, 2021 Updated: January 30, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2021021716
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) XML injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29599)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

ImageMagick before 6.9.11-40 and 7.x before 7.0.10-40 mishandles the -authenticate option, which allows setting a password for password-protected PDF files. The user-controlled password was not properly escaped/sanitized and it was therefore possible to inject additional shell commands via coders/pdf.c.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.